buried being diffusing check reaches

Elemental Cataclysm

Monsters Monster Manual

target has the Restrained condition, has Total Cover, and is suffocating. As an action, a buried creature or another creature within 5 feet of it can make a DC 18 Strength (Athletics) check. On a

successful check, the creature is no longer buried. Success: Half damage only. Control Weather. The cataclysm casts the Control Weather spell, requiring no spell components and using Constitution as the

Tsunami

Spells Player’s Handbook

deals on later rounds is reduced by 1d10. When the wall reaches 0 feet in height, the spell ends. A creature caught in the wall can move by swimming. Because of the wave’s force, though, the

creature must succeed on a Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC to move at all. If it fails the check, it can’t move. A creature that moves out of the wall falls to the ground.

Bag of Devouring

Magic Items Dungeon Master’s Guide

someone reaches inside it, there is a 50 percent chance that the creature is pulled inside the bag. A creature inside the bag can take an action to try to escape, doing so with a successful DC 15

Strength (Athletics) check. Another creature can take an action to reach into the bag to pull a creature out, doing so with a successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check, provided the puller isn’t

Earthquake

Spells Player’s Handbook

12d6 Bludgeoning damage, has the Prone condition, and is buried in the rubble, requiring a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check as an action to escape. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage only.

Vampire

Monsters Monster Manual

regains 1 Hit Point after spending 1 hour there. Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces, including along ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Vampire Weakness. The

equal to that amount. A Humanoid reduced to 0 Hit Points by this damage and then buried rises the following sunset as a Vampire Spawn under the vampire’s control.Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair

Ancient Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

unable to breathe or stand up. A creature can take an action to make a DC 10 Strength check, ending the buried state on a success. A cloud of sand swirls about in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on

end of another creature's turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception) check. Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail

Adult Blue Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

unable to breathe or stand up. A creature can take an action to make a DC 10 Strength check, ending the buried state on a success. A cloud of sand swirls about in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a

of another creature's turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception) check. Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack

Cradle of the Hill Scion

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

(Athletics) check. On a successful check, the buried creature no longer has the prone or restrained conditions.A slumbering scion of Grolantor is often mistaken for a hill, and sometimes people erect

Hills", "rollDamageType":"bludgeoning"} bludgeoning damage, has the prone condition, and is buried under dirt. On a successful save, a creature takes half as much damage only. A buried creature has the

Encephalon Gemmule

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Far Realm, the eggs within an encephalon cluster no longer hatch into illithid tadpoles. Instead, when one of an encephalon cluster’s eggs reaches maturity, it is ejected from the mass as an

’t use Leech again until it detaches. It can detach itself by spending 5 feet of its movement. As an action, the target or a creature within 5 feet of the target can detach the gemmule by succeeding on a DC 15 Strength check.

Earthquake Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

knocked prone, and is buried in the rubble, requiring a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check as an action to escape. The GM can adjust the DC higher or lower, depending on the nature of the rubble. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and doesn't fall prone or become buried.

Iymrith

Monsters Storm King's Thunder

stand up. A creature can take an action to make a DC 10 Strength check, ending the buried state on a success. A cloud of sand swirls about in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a point the dragon can

regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception) check. Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail attack. Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). The

Tsunami Legacy

Spells Player’s Handbook (2014)

the damage creatures take from the spell on subsequent rounds is reduced by 1d10. When the wall reaches 0 feet in height, the spell ends.A creature caught in the wall can move by swimming. Because of

the force of the wave, though, the creature must make a successful Strength (Athletics) check against your spell save DC in order to move at all. If it fails the check, it can’t move. A creature that moves out of the area falls to the ground.

Cartographer's Map Case

Magic Items Acquisitions Incorporated

shortcut. You can use your action to make a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check, with a success revealing a map buried in your cartographer’s map case noting a relevant shortcut . Your travel time is

reduced by half while you follow that route. If you succeed at the check by 5 or more, the map includes notes on the terrain, granting you advantage on the next ability check you make to travel

Zaratan Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

action to escape. Another creature within 5 feet of the buried creature can use its action to clear rubble and grant advantage on the check. If three creatures use their actions in this way, the check

wave deals 100 thunder damage to all structures in contact with the ground in the area. If a creature is near a structure that collapses, the creature might be buried; a creature within half the

Zaratan

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

successful DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check as an action to escape. Another creature within 5 feet of the buried creature can use its action to clear rubble and grant advantage on the check. If three

might be buried; a creature within half the distance of the structure’s height must make a DC 25 Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, the creature takes 17 (5d6);{"diceNotation":"5d6

Infernal Calling

Spells Xanathar's Guide to Everything

, you must make a Charisma (Deception, Intimidation, or Persuasion) check contested by its Wisdom (Insight) check. You make the check with advantage if you say the devil’s true name. If your check

fails, the devil becomes immune to your verbal commands for the duration of the spell, though it can still carry out your commands if it chooses. If your check succeeds, the devil carries out your

Zikzokrishka

Monsters Candlekeep Mysteries

spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Detect. Zikzokrishka makes a Wisdom (Perception) check. Tail Attack. Zikzokrishka makes a tail attack. Wing Attack (Costs 2 Actions). Zikzokrishka

"} bludgeoning damage and be knocked prone and buried under rubble. A buried creature is restrained and unable to stand up. A creature can use an action to try to pull itself or another creature out of the rubble

Runic Colossus

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

DC 22 Strength check. On a successful check, the affected creature relocates to an unoccupied space of its choice within 5 feet of the colossus and is no longer restrained. Arcane Beam (Recharge 5–6

colossus is lost to modern giants, but many tales suggest the instructions might be buried deep in ruins from ancient giants’ empires.Poison, Psychic; Bludgeoning, Piercing, and Slashing from Nonmagical AttacksAcid, Cold, Fire, Lightning

Seeming Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

appear thinner than you are, the hand of someone who reaches out to touch you would bump into you while it was seemingly still in midair. A creature can use its action to inspect a target and make an

Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC. If it succeeds, it becomes aware that the target is disguised.

Disguise Self Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

touches it would feel nothing or would feel your head and hair. If you use this spell to appear thinner than you are, the hand of someone who reaches out to touch you would bump into you while it was

seemingly still in midair. To discern that you are disguised, a creature can use its action to inspect your appearance and must succeed on an Intelligence (Investigation) check against your spell save DC.

Baba Lysaga's Creeping Hut

Monsters Curse of Strahd

furnishings have been bolted to the floor, since the hut lurches from side to side when it walks. Heart of the Hut. The gemstone that has given life to Baba Lysaga's hut was previously buried in the

contained in a cavity in the stump, beneath the rotted floorboards of the hut. The floorboards can be ripped up with a successful DC 14 Strength check or smashed by dealing 10 damage to them. Once the

Nosferatu

Monsters Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

check. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The nosferatu takes 20 radiant damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. Unusual Nature

until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. A Humanoid slain in this way and then buried in the ground rises as a nosferatu after 1d10

Blast Disk

magic-items

the disk and arcane symbols are engraved in its surface. Anyone studying the surface of the disk can make an Intelligence (Arcana) check corresponding to the save DC of the disk. On a success, they

triggered. However, more advanced Blast Disks recharge at dawn; this increases the rarity of the disk by one category. Disarming a Disk. When used on the battlefield, Blast Disks are typically buried

Blast Disk (Uncommon)

magic-items

the disk and arcane symbols are engraved in its surface. Anyone studying the surface of the disk can make an Intelligence (Arcana) check corresponding to the save DC of the disk. On a success, they

;However, these advanced Blast Disks recharge at dawn. Disarming a Disk. When used on the battlefield, Blast Disks are typically buried or hidden. Finding the disk requires a successful

Adult Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

the end of another creature's turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception) check. Tail Attack. The dragon makes a tail

. The moss-covered trees grow close together except where winding pathways trace their way like a maze into the heart of the forest. The light that reaches the forest floor carries an emerald green cast

Blast Disk (Rare)

magic-items

the disk and arcane symbols are engraved in its surface. Anyone studying the surface of the disk can make an Intelligence (Arcana) check corresponding to the save DC of the disk. On a success, they

is triggered. However, these advanced Blast Disks recharge at dawn. Disarming a Disk. When used on the battlefield, Blast Disks are typically buried or hidden. Finding the disk requires a successful

Drelnza

Monsters Quests from the Infinite Staircase

, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Sunlight Hypersensitivity. Drelnza takes 20 radiant damage when she starts her turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, she has

this way and then buried rises the following night as a vampire spawn under Drelnza’s control. Heretic. Melee Weapon Attack: +12;{"diceNotation":"1d20+12", "rollType":"to hit", "rollAction

Ancient Green Dragon Legacy

Monsters Basic Rules (2014)

only at the end of another creature's turn. The dragon regains spent legendary actions at the start of its turn. Detect. The dragon makes a Wisdom (Perception) check. Tail Attack. The dragon makes

breath. The moss-covered trees grow close together except where winding pathways trace their way like a maze into the heart of the forest. The light that reaches the forest floor carries an emerald

Blast Disk (Common)

magic-items

battlefield, Blast Disks are typically buried or hidden. Finding the disk requires a successful Intelligence (Investigation) check, with a DC equal to the ability check that was used when it

the disk and arcane symbols are engraved in its surface. Anyone studying the surface of the disk can make an Intelligence (Arcana) check corresponding to the save DC of the disk. On a success, they

Leviathan Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

reduced by 1d10;{"diceNotation":"1d10","rollType":"roll"}. When the wall reaches 0 feet in height, the effect ends. A creature caught in the wall can move by swimming. Because of the force of the wave

, though, the creature must make a successful DC 24 Strength (Athletics) check to swim at all during that turn.The leviathan can take 3 legendary actions, choosing from the options below. Only one

Maximilian's Earthen Grasp

Spells Elemental Evil Player's Companion

You choose a 5-foot-square unoccupied space on the ground that you can see within range. A Medium hand made from compacted soil rises there and reaches for one creature you can see within 5 feet of

use its action to make a Strength check against your spell save DC. On a success, the target escapes and is no longer restrained by the hand. As an action, you can cause the hand to reach for a

Grieving Tree

magic-items

time. A creature that is within 5 feet of a prisoner can attempt to free it from the tree by making a DC 20 Strength (Athletics) check. On a success, the prisoner is freed, and both creatures take

following benefits: Grab. You can take a Magic action to target a creature within 20 feet of the tree. The target must make a DC 24 Dexterity saving throw as the tree reaches down to snare them. On a failed

Vampire Warrior Legacy

Monsters Monster Manual (2014)

, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Vampire Weaknesses. The vampire has the following flaws: Forbiddance. The vampire can't enter a residence without an invitation

in this way and then buried in the ground rises the following night as a vampire spawn under the vampire's control. Charm. The vampire targets one humanoid it can see within 30 feet of it. If the

Fomorian Warlock of the Dark

Monsters Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants

if it tries to cast a spell, it must first succeed on a DC 16 Intelligence check or the spell fails and is wasted. Eldritch Burst. Magical energy explodes in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on a

into the Underdark. They forge magical pacts with entities of the dark—perhaps powerful Fey of the Gloaming Court or eldritch entities buried deep in the Underdark. Their pacts give these

Kas the Betrayer

Monsters Vecna: Eve of Ruin

). Spider Climb. Kas can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. Strength of the Night. Kas doesn’t require a coffin, and he drinks

points equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0. A Humanoid slain in this way and then buried rises the

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